What is it about?
This meta-analysis of 68 studies found that perceiving teacher-based racial-ethnic discrimination is detrimental to both students’ well-being and academic outcomes to similar degrees. These findings demonstrate that teachers bear responsibility for the well-known discrimination-to-adjustment link and that the negative impact of teacher-based racial-ethnic discrimination is not limited to the academic domain but extends to well-being.
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Why is it important?
The results imply that there is a dire need for changes in teacher training and professional development that not only educate teachers on what to teach their students (i.e., subject content) but also on how to teach in increasingly diverse schools in equitable and culturally responsive (i.e., nondiscriminatory) ways.
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The findings suggest that teachers urgently need training in recognizing racism and discrimination. Their training and professional development must be adapted.
Sauro Civitillo
Universiteit Utrecht
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This page is a summary of: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the associations between perceived teacher-based racial–ethnic discrimination and student well-being and academic outcomes., Journal of Educational Psychology, September 2023, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/edu0000818.
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